Why Are We Appeasing The Sweaties?

[ToraToraTora]

If they are going to be "independent" next year why do we let them have the ship building up there to the detriment of Portsmouth? Surely its a result for the UK they Leave the UK & EU so why bother giving them a bauble? Many have been saying it's political but I can't see how it can be, it must be some sort of commercial decision.

[boxtops]

How would we feel if the term was being applied to, say, the Welsh? Scots have no need to feel that English people perceive them as underdogs - I've never come across that perception in real life.

[doctordb]

Because the 'sweaty Pants' (people of Hants) are't voting for indepenence.

[boxtops]

I'm not sure who still calls them Jocks anyway, to rhyme with Sweaties....

[murraymints]

Z..I refer to his post at 20.27 on Wednesday...I do not draw anything ..I read his rather dismissive reference to my nation and it's people !

[boxtops]

I'm not contemplating Buckinghamshire, dr. b.....

[doctordb]

lol boxy.

[starone]

Is somebody trying to start a civil war?

[boxtops]

No, just stirring.

[murraymints]

Boxy ..as a rule I neither have experienced such disrespect....perhaps the op has a personal issue with my ain folk ...my mum is English !

[Zeuhl]

/I refer to his post at 20.27 on Wednesday...I do not draw anything ..I read his rather dismissive reference to my nation and it's people ! /

That will be his 'implication' then MM - not an inference

Can't you Scots speak English?

(only pulling your leg!) :-)

[boxtops]

oooo, zeuhl......

[Zeuhl]

^
Isn't it ok to pull a scotsman's leg boxy?

are you worried he might be in the kilt?

[murraymints]

Z... don't split hairs...same thing....we have a much better education history and system here...our future kings... both of them stand testimony !

[murraymints]

SHE may be in a kilt !.....it's not my kilt that anyone ought to be worried about ....

[murraymints]

It's.....my pink sparklies !! ...lol

[Zeuhl]

/don't split hairs...same thing./

err... NO! it's really not Murray

imply is the 'transmitting'
infer is the 'receiving'

or 'deducing and surmising' as the dictionary might say

never mind, it seems many English people don't know the difference either

and they probably don't know what 'dreich' means either

[Zeuhl]

and sincere apologies for forgetting you are a lady MM

[murraymints]

I received his implication !

[boxtops]

I have one here, zeuhl.....

[Zeuhl]

/I received his implication ! /

you certainly did

and rightly rejected it! LOL